On April 15, 1979, a devastating earthquake struck the coast of Montenegro, killing 101 people and injuring over 1,000. Presented here is a collection of images that capture that eventful moment in time and how it appears today.
Spring flooding, described as some of the worst in 80 years, continues to wreak havoc across Kazakhstan, with over 110,000 people being forced to evacuate, according to government officials on April 15.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 15th week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region.
Iranians celebrated in Tehran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a missile attack on Israel overnight on April 13-14.
While North Macedonia experiences an increase in tourists, there's a concerning trend of visitors spending fewer days in the country. Is the state's modest budget of 30,000 euros for the promotion of tourism contributing to the issue?
Hundreds of Russians have been handed yearslong prison terms under new censorship laws that assign severe penalties for discussing the invasion of Ukraine. Here are eight of the ordinary people who have had their lives upended by the new legislation.
Floodwaters continue to rise across Russia and Kazakhstan as major rivers burst their banks resulting in some of the worst flooding in decades.
Every week, memorial services are held in the heart of Kyiv for fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Two best friends -- who fought and died side by side in eastern Ukraine -- were honored a day before parliament passed a new mobilization law to boost the country's dwindling troop numbers.
Before-and-after satellite imagery reveals the floodwaters that have forced thousands of residents to evacuate from the Russian city of Orsk.
Worshippers are marking the conclusion of the monthlong dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan with a three-day celebration known as Eid al-Fitr.
Satellite imagery reveals the floodwaters that have forced thousands of residents to evacuate along multiple rivers and tributaries of the Ural River in the Orenburg region of Russia, near the Kazakh border.
Two years after Russian forces retreated from the Kyiv region, RFE/RL photojournalist Serhiy Nuzhnenko revisited the same sites he photographed then to see what reconstruction efforts look like outside Ukraine's major cities.
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